# Zion vs zircon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Zion
*name · IPA /ˈzaɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #15,945*
A hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events.

### zircon
*noun · IPA /ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/ · frequency rank #47,437*
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.

## Source
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